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fa Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s View on the Distinction Between Existence and Essence The distinction between existence and essence is often presented as the distinguishing feature of Farabi and Avicenna's philosophy compared with Aristotelian philosophy. However, commentators and researchers have long contested how to interpret this principle. Some believe existence and essence have a real, metaphysical distinction, while others see their distinction as merely a product of mental abstraction and analysis. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, in his response to Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's objections, asserts that the <a name="_Hlk218766542">attribution</a> of existence to essence is solely a result of mental analysis. A careful examination of Tusi's statements in the Fourth Namat of Isharat wa Tanbihat reveals that, in various contexts, his words seem to imply an external distinction between existence and essence, and perhaps even the separation and precedence of essence over existence. However, potential solutions can reconcile the various claims and statements made by Tusi.   Existence, Essence, attribution, Separation, Ibn Sina 251 267 http://jpt.daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-240-9&slc_lang=fa&sid=6 V. Khademzadeh 1003194753284600387939 1003194753284600387939 Yes Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran